Ask Dr. Mike: Frequently Asked Questions about Psychology: CPS Ask Dr. Mike

Questions, questions, questions.

Almost every student has a least one question about introductory psychology that they really would like to have answered. How does the brain work? Is there any difference between the brain and the mind? Why do we dream? What makes people like or hate one another? Who do some people go 'crazy' while others remain 'normal'?

For the past 27 years, Dr. Mike Atkinson has been teaching Introductory Psychology at the University of Western Ontario. Over the years, there are thousands of questions that students have asked him about psychology. This book is a selection of those frequently asked questions, or those that dealt with an interesting or complicated topic.

Mike Atkinson is Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario. Dr. Atkinson received his B.Sc. from Dalhousie University in 1975 and his M.Sc. (1978) and Ph.D. (1982) from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Dr. Atkinson’s training is in social psychology, but his research and teaching interests place him more in the field of educational psychology. “Dr. Mike,” as he is known to his students, has been featured in Maclean’s magazine, Media Television, and the Globe and Mail. He has also received numerous teaching awards, including the University of Western Ontario Professor of the Year award five times, as well as the Student’s Council/Alumni Western Teaching Award of Excellence, and the Pleva Award for Excellence in Teaching. He has also received the 3M Canada Teaching Fellowship for his pioneering work in large-scale multimedia instruction, the “Superclass,” and is a certified ISW trainer.